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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1925.

DAY BY DAY.

garding wireless equipment and pornonnel. Although one agrees with the action as being the botter DEATH IS A COMMINGLING OF of the courses either a relaxation ETERNITY WITH TIME; IN THE DEATH OF A GOOD MAN, ETERNITY | of regulations or the idling of ships SEEN LOOKING THROUGH TIME.

ping-one cannot holy viewing-Goethe. with some misgiving the fact that 25 passenger ships and 124 cargo boats which otherwise would have had the advantages and protection of wireless are now at sna without such advantages and protection.

The opening rate of the dollar' on demand to-day is 2s. 4.7/16d.

Lieut. G. C. Fawns, R.A., has rejoinod his unit in Hongkong from recruiting duty in India."

The only cases of notifiable disease reported last week were three Chinese occurrences of ty- phoid fever. Two proved fatal."

Among those returning to the One wonders when will come Colony by the s.s. Antonor to-day that time of mutual toleratiou Jaro Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Rouse, between employers and employed We have to acknowledge a that will lead to the exploration handy diary and calendar issued of every possible avenuo of agree-by the P. & 0, and British India

Companies. ment before a strike or look-out becomos un aétuality. In tho Two boatmistresses wore fined! present case wo find that the $3 at the Marine Court to-day for mooring outside five others employers summarily

gave alongside the Bs. Taiyo Maru. notice that wages were going to be reduced and, on the othor: hand, the Union summarily gives notice that as a protest and in order to prevent such reduc- tion i will call the employees!

Capt. and Mrs. C. E. Lugard, East Surroy Rogiment, Major A. out on strike. Things go out L. Littlejohns, D.S.O., R.A.M.C.,; until the etrike becomes an and the Rov. R. J. Northcott and actual fact, and the Government Mrs. Northcott have left for

Home. has to come to the rescue of ship- owners und save their boats

Mujor A. L. Cruickshank, from enforced idleness by relax-1D.S.O., and Mrs. Cruickshank, ing regulations designed for the Capt. L. W. Bennet, Liout. R. J. Richards and Lieut. F. A. Heu- safety of lives at sea. The whole slowe, O.B.E., have left the shipping and mercantilo com- Colony for India. minity is thus suffering because

The master of the s.s. Seotsburg of arbitrary action on the part of this morning reported irregulari- employers and employees in but ties in the flashes of the light on THE WIRELESS STRIKE. small section of it. The vicious-Lemmar Island. There was an

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1925.

ness and harmfulness of strikes is in this instance very clearly do- monstratod.

:

interval he states between two flashes of 85 seconds.

RIVER BOAT'S LONG RUN. ·

"Above, is the s.s. Fushun, built for the Yangtze service by Mossrs. J. I. Thornycroft and Co., which arrived in Hongkong on Saturday direct from Southampton. She is of only 328 tons registor, with a draught of five foot, and she made the run out in, fifty-soven days' sceaming.

TREE-PLANTING

AT TAIPO.

Mrs. Clemonti is here seen planting a tree in the market square at Taipo on Saturday lust, on the occasion of the welcome extended to His Excellondy the Govornor by elders of the village. (Photo: Ming Yuon),

The Observatory reports that the monsoon is interrupted to the north of Amoy and has moderated over the China Sea. The forecast iN.E. winds, moderate gen- erally overcast, some drizzle or CANTON UNIVERSITY.

mist.

NEW CHANCELLOR ASSUMES OFFICE,

SERVICES CRICKET.

ARMY MEETS NAVY,

The Army and Navy met in a the H.K.C.C.

on

As a shipping port of world- wide importance, Hongkong ia

The Water Supply, vitally interested in the strike of wireless operators which is now!

Once again. commencing with taking place in England. Hong-to-day, has it become necessary to restrict the supply of water in kong itself is happily

what are known as the rider main affected because none of the districts. At first sight, this may

For having kerosine on board wireless operators of the striking appear somewhat strange in view

at Yuumati, a junk master was Union or Association are signed of the fact that the population of whilst lying alongside the seawall the Colony is probably not so

morning. The

A report from Canton states cricket match on locally but are all signed on large as it was a year ago, whilst fined $10 this at Home. And in undertaking the rainfall for the past oloven offence was that of having dunger-

the post of Acting Chancellor of shortly after ten o'clock. Batting has been given that the operators mouths has been higher than the ous goods on board in other than that on Chan Kung-pok assuming ground to-day, play commencing the Kwangtung University, on first, the Army began knucking up average for this period. But there a dangerous goods anchorage. will not strike whilst on a voyage are other factors also to be taken

The November issue of the Furthe 2nd inst., only a few mombors runs slowly Ent steadily, and at the hut only when the ships reach into account, notably the contents

of the Colony's reservoirs. An- Eastern Review is of considerable of the Faculty gave him a wel- tifin adjournment they had scored, their Home port,

Among the excellent comt, and over seventy of the apart from extras, 246 runs for the The latest

alysing the latest figures to hand, interest. received by telegram we find that almost without ex illustrated articles is one entitled Professors and instructors, had loss of seven wickets. The details

"The Need for Testing Materials other members of the staff, carried, were as follow: yesterday, stated that over 700 coption there is loss water in our operators had joined the strike reservoirs than was the case of Construction used in the far out their threat to resign in aQ.M.S. Fritz, c. Lake, b. Halsey 12

year ago, the most notable in East." It has special reference body on the day of his assump-Q.M.S. Stripp. 1.b.w., b. Halsey

Capt. Armstrong, 'b. Halsey two recent local disasters, ton of office.

It is further stated that Chang Capt. Bridgeland, b. Beatty.... 20 up to date, and that 25 pussengor stance being at Tytam, where the to and 124 cargo bouls had been reading on the 1st.of this month those at Happy Valley and Po Jallowed to sail without wireless showed that the water was more Hing Fong, und is written by Pro./Kung-pok intends to recommend Capt. Kent, c. Hussey, b. Beatty 16

than 34 feet below overflow, as fessor C. A. Middleton Smith of the Government to take strong Capt. Morris, 1. Lake

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left the University service with-Capt. Warters, c. Hussey, b. Lake 0 operators. By certain Board of compared with about eight feet Hongkong University.

Taking all the Hong- Trade regulations the currying of lust your.

Canada with a population of out giving notice. In the course Major Hattersley-Smith, not out 63 Play was in progress as we wont wireless operators on ships of akong reservoirs into account, we

observe that thoro аге

349 9,200,000 and 597,000 passenger of his inaugural address, he said Major Polland, not out certain size out of Britain is million gallons less in hand motor vehicles ranks noxt to the there were several important mat-]

the United States in the ratio of lers which he wished to carry out to press. compulsory, and it is because the than was Government

UNCHARTED ROCK. hax allowed same date in 1994; whilst in motor cars to population. The during his tenure of office, and those who could not spare the Kowloon there is a shrinkage of United Kingdom with 567,000 the first was a night school for relaxation of these regulations.

13 million gallons, despite the cars ranks third, followed by time and money to be regula

students. This would entai LOSS OF THE "SHENG LEE." and, by allowing boats to sail us fact that there are nearly 86 inil-France with 460,000; Germany

additional expense in employ-*

Dairen, Nov 24.-The Ching usual has robbed the wireless lion gallons in storage at the 154,000; Sweden, 49,000; Denmark,

more instructors, but ing ton Shek Lai Pui reservoir, which a 32,000: Holland, 20,000; Norway, operators' strike of its urgency year ago did not exist. The rain-15,000.

it was gratifying to him to Koe Steamship Co's 8.s. Sheng inform the University that Loc, 613 tons, left Antung on the aspect, that it will have carned fall figures are somewhat decop the censerous criticisin of the tive, for although it is true that years ago and considerable order sufficient money had been pro-19th inst, with 20 Chinese pas- we are at present above the aver- is being developed out of previous mised by three or four of the big sengors and cargo for Chofoo. Trade. Union and Labour age in this respect, the total fall chaos. We have also no delusions concerns, such as the Nanyang On the 30th inst., she touched at movement as a whole. Every for the eleven months of this as to the ultimate aim of the Brothers Tobacco Company, the Chuangho near the north-eastern ten inches be- Soviet system, which is to sub-Water Works, Electric Light borders of Kwantung Leased thinking

must year is some

low the figure for the same period ordinate the whole world to its Compony and the Railways, for Territory where she loaded 360 support. the general

On the 21st. inst., in the dense in 1924. The authorities we may peculiar, warped form of admini-seven chairs, and for three ro. tons of wild coccoons. nor-be sure, do not put the Colony on stration. All the world is watch-maining chairs ho hoped to obtain We restricted supply except when ing Russia, and current events in funds from other large companies. fog, she ran aground on an un- absolutely the Far East are emphasising His second ubject was to enlarge charted sunken rock off Shih- have often urged it here, especial- this is considered

noccesary. In Novembor of last the necessity for this watchful-the University's library, so as to chongton Island at 7.30 p.m. Sho. ly in connection with river and ear the supply was curtailed,ness. Hence we can easily ima-permit the public to make use of was rendered helpless. Luckily, coastal passenger boats which but for the same month this yoar gine the great interest which is it, and in the third place he another steamer of the firm, have been hitherto the easy and no restrictions were applied, so likely to be taken in the report wanted the University to work Hung Lee, which happened to be favourite prey of pirates. Com-that consumers have at least that sent to the London Daily Tele with the Government in all ques-passing by, came to her rescue consolation. Under normal con-graph by its Riga correspondent, tions of finance and economics. and took in lor crow of 41, besides paratively few of the shipping ditions, no great amount of rain and published in a Router tele- Lastly, he desired the establish the passengers. The Hung Les The average mont of a lecturing dopartinent put in Deiren that ught. The companies of Britain employ their is to be expected for some months gram yosterday, wireless mon but procure them to come, and thus it becomee reador will conjure up visions of to which men of high repute and Shong Lee had a large aperture necessary to conserve what water a Russian invasion of China, and export knowlodge could be invited ripped open in the bow, and went through purely wireless concerns we have. But we look to the day possibly a Bolshevik union of the to give the benefit of their know-down. such as Marconi and the Radio when the big schemes now in "Reds" of the realms of the bear ledge on special subjects to the

hand will make it quite unneces-and the dragon. But this sceme students. company. It is the men of the

sary to curtail supplies during to us a case for caution in accept- purely wireless concerns who are any part of the year.

ing reports at their face value, or jumping to conclusions. Wo doubt

· RUBBER MARKET. now out on strike as a protest

whether even a crazy Moscow against a proposal for the reduc-

With the object of steering extremist would be so mad as to' tion of wagos, and it can therefore clear of any unnecessary bias, we attempt the one thing that would'

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Watching Russia,

bo argued that as the strike is have always looked very careful-immediately bring intervention LATEST STRAITS PRICES. nothing at all to do with thely at both sides of reports dealing by the Powers into being. Soviet

with ovents in Russia under its Russia still needs careful watch-

On the following day, Sunday,.

the Captain of the Shang Loo with his officers, accompained by a few engineers of the Manchuria Dook Co., Dairon, set out in the tug Yento Maru for the scene of shipwreck.

Tho sunken rock, that caused the disaster, was at 9 ft. of water at the low tide when the Shang

Major F. S. Fowler, in a lecture

Manera. Carroll Bros. havo ro-Leo ran thereupon.—M.D.N. shipping companios but is between Soviet regime. We have no doubting, but it will take a great deal ceived a cable from Singapore in- the wireless, operators and their that many accounts about Itus-more than activity by her arsen-timating that the rubber market direct employers it would be un-sian affairs are coloured by the ale to make our flesh oroep is now a little stronger and quot- to the London Zoological Society, prejudices of the correspondents Her gradual closing in on Mon-ing the following sales to Hong- reported that a catfish in the fair if ships were laid up inde-concerned, either in making churia and Mongolia is to be ex-kong- finitely as a result of action wholly events appear worse than they pooted, and might be found fon. outside the sphere of the ship-are, or in glossing over various sible while the Chinese are being Soviet shortcomings. However, oloverly distracted into an antl owners. The Government has, we have never had the least doubt foreign outburst. At the worst. apparently, realised this and has that the state of affairs in Russia the Soviet Government might relaxed for the time being the is still far from idoal, though some-merely be seizing the opportunity thing has been done to improve for lucrative sales of munitions to Board of Trade regulations re- the horrible conditions of a few the warring factions of China.

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Pajams

$3.85 privato aquarium of the Duke of Bedford is now 50 years old. $10.50 This; however, is believed to be 8 2.15 an unusual age for a fish. Major Fowler gives these figures as ..8 5.75

averages: carp, 13 years, gold ..$ 1.85 fish, 12, brown trout, 6, horring, 4,

$16.75 and salmon, 3.